Sports Illustrated Special - Super Bowl LVI Commemorative (2022)

HIGH SPIRITS Donald became more vocal in his leadership as he sought to avoid another season that ended in frustration. ...

60 some fat around his midsection, and his father found him “lazy” and less than attentive to his chores. That’s when Archie Sr. ...

61 In the seasons that followed, the Rams missed the playoffs, made the playoffs and continued to recon- figure through this sea ...

NOVEMBER SURPRISE The acquisition of Miller, a three-time All-Pro, for two 2022 draft picks showed just how the Rams were commit ...

63 O N THE THURSDAY afternoon before the NFC cham- pionship game, everyone inside a tension-filled Rams headquarters understood ...

64 M ILLER ANSWERED HIS cellphone late after a day spent at the Rams facility. Another conference championship game would be hel ...

65 him to the Rams. He took the replica Lombardi Trophy he had made and placed it just outside the team’s equip- ment room, wher ...

The H SINCE THE RAMS FRANCHISE WAS FOUNDED IN 1937, ITS LEGENDARY PLAYERS AND ITS CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS HAVE LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ...

istory FINE LINE Merlin Olsen (74), shown here in 1967, anchored one of football’s most storied defensive fronts. PHOTOGRAPH BY ...

RUNNING BACK ERIC DICKERSON 1983–87 The Hall of Famer gained more than 1,800 yards on the ground in three of his four full seaso ...

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WIDE RECEIVER ELROY HIRSCH 1949–57 “Crazy Legs” had his best year in 1951, when the future Hall of Famer led the NFL in catches ...

LOS ANGELES RAMS 71 DEFENSIVE END DEACON JONES 1961–71 A terror coming off the edge, the Hall of Famer coined the term “sack,” o ...

72 2022 SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS ALL-TIME TEAM DA VID (^) E. KL UT HO (^) (P AC E); (^) ST EP HE N (^) D UN N/ GE TT Y (^) I MA GE S ...

RUNNING BACK MARSHALL FAULK 1999–2005 Faulk led the NFL in yards per rush and also caught at least 81 passes in each of his firs ...

74 DEFENSIVE TACKLE MERLIN OLSEN 1962–76 The cerebral Hall of Famer, who paired with Deacon Jones as the stars of a line known a ...

LOS ANGELES RAMS 75 JOH N^ G .^ Z IMM ER MA N^ ( OL SEN );^ L ON G^ P HO TO GR AP HY /U SA TO DA Y^ S PO RT S^ ( RE YN OL DS );^ ...

76 2022 SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS ...

77 OFFENSE QB KURT WARNER/ 1998–2003 RB ERIC DICKERSON/ 1983–87 RB MARSHALL FAULK/ 1999–2005 WR ELROY HIRSCH / 1949–57 WR ISAAC ...

78 COVER STORY FROM HALFBACK JON ARNETT IN 1961 TO KICKER GREG ZUERLEIN IN 2019, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED HAS KEPT THE RAMS FRONT AND ...